MOTIVATED

motivated

(adjective) provided with a motive or given incentive for action; “a highly motivated child can learn almost anything”; “a group of politically motivated men”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

motivated

simple past tense and past participle of motivate

Adjective

motivated (comparative more motivated, superlative most motivated)

Enthusiastic, especially about striving toward a goal.

Source: Wiktionary


MOTIVATE

Mo"ti*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -vated; p. pr. & vb. n. -vating.] [From Motive, n.]

Definition: To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. -- Mo`ti*va"tion (#), n. William James.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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